[quote Melvin2021]@BobstarSunny since you've been induced recently should I take snacks or anything with me I'm not sure what I'm doing haha[/quote]
Yes definitely take snacks, although they were good at feeding us when we were there. Things I found useful when I was there, snacks (your birthing partner will need to take food for themselves, once in the delivery suite they aren't allowed to leave and come back because of covid), big drinks bottle for water, something for the boredom when you're awake, an extra long charger cable for your phone, Tena lady pants and some maternity pads for afterwards, Frida Mom cool it wipes for after the birth to help with swelling down below.
Try not to over pack stuff, it's likely you'll be in for one night afterwards to recover & when you move to the ward your partner won't be allowed on there. I packed too much stuff and it was a pain then when I was leaving. After the epidural try and get back on your feet as soon as possible. Your feet and hands will swell up and the sooner you get moving round the better for your recovery. You'll also have to pass urine twice so they can see your bladders working after labour and because you'll have a catheter fitted on an epidural. When you're on the drip and have the epidural fitted you will be bed ridden so it's good to know where everything is in your bags as you'll be relying on your partner/midwife to fish things out for you.
My labour during the day was mainly spent chatting to my partner and the midwife. As it got later in the day towards the night I'd been put on the epidural and then I just wanted to sleep as much as I could. Eventually I started pushing at around 6am. It's a long time to go without the pain relief and you just don't know how your body will respond to the drip or how long it'll take to get into active labour.
Get the epidural before the pain becomes too much because you need to stay as still as possible for the dr to fit it into your back. I stayed as still as I possibly could because I wanted it to work first time. It didn't really take very long for it to be fitted and the pain relief took about half hr to kick in,
You'll be fine on the day. The drs and midwives do it so often I put all my faith in them and they were great. They'll look after you when you're there and you've got your beautiful baby to look forward to at the end!